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Retail Drove the Investor Revolution in Q1Retail investing surged in Q1, as quarterly trading volume and asset growth rose 45% and 33% respectively from 4Q20, according to new data released today from DriveWealth, a leading global brokerage infrastructure platform. This quarter saw market volatility led by Reddit users, a growing number of Covid vaccinations, and trial reopenings of schools and business. Collectively, these activities contributed to strong growth in trading, account openings and assets in Q1. The data is derived from DriveWealth's Q1 Global Retail Trends Report, which is based on aggregated data from millions of retail investors around the world who trade fractional shares of U.S. equities through a network of global partners, including Hatch, MoneyLion, Stake, Revolut, and Unifimoney. Key Q1 findings include:
"Our partners are finding that investing is a highly engaging experience, especially when you can offer fractional shares. This quarter, we saw investors on our platform making about four trades per month with an average trade size of $286; less than half the cost of a single share of Tesla," said Bob Cortright, founder and CEO DriveWealth. "It's great to see that our partners are successfully attracting engaged investors." Investors migrated away from the previously heavily traded pandemic names such as Zoom, Netflix, Pfizer, and Moderna. Headline-grabbing names captured the attention of self-directed investors, with the Reddit-inspired short squeeze trades such as GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Nokia (News - Alert) and Blackberry featuring prominently.
About DriveWealth A pioneer in fractional investing and embedded finance, DriveWealth is a cloud-based B2B brokerage infrastructure provider that powers both traditional and innovative investment experiences for more than 90 partners in over 150 countries. DriveWealth's mission is to reshape the world of retail investing by enabling banks, global brands, and fintechs to provide the level of investment access and advice, previously reserved only for the wealthy, to underbanked and underserved customers across the globe. DriveWealth was the first company in the world to get a license to offer fractional U.S. equities through our proprietary, patent-pending and award winning API-driven brokerage infrastructure. For more information, please visit drivewealth.com.
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